Between just three counties in the southern part of the state — Rockland, Westchester, and Nassau — there are 14 members of the team who call New York home. 

Both the Penn men’s and women’s teams this season feature international players from a broad range of countries.

Bryzgalova, a decorated four-time national champion and two-time ITF pro doubles winner, adds more than just her experience to the team. 

Through just 18 games this season the Quakers have scored 169 runs, good for a clip of 9.4 runs per game. 

The Quakers enter their next game against Northwestern as the No. 5 team in the country according to the Women’s Division I Media Poll, and their 9-1 record tops the Ivy League.

The members of Penn softball knows how to enjoy themselves outside the lines with a fun, and sometimes competitive, game of hacky sack before they take the field. 

For freshman pitcher Julia Longo, the story of the season has been improvement. 

A Penn graduate from the class of 1992, Aliy Zirkle has become a mushing celebrity.

Jerome Allen, a former Penn basketball star player and coach, admitted to receiving approximately $300,000 in bribes from Philip Esformes to recruit his son to play basketball for Penn.

Three freshmen — Tommy Courtney, Craig Larsen, and Josh Hood — are starting for Penn baseball and playing beyond their years. 

As the first Ivy League squad armed with FlightScope Strike, a portable tracking radar system, the Quakers are beginning to gather more data than ever before. 

The former roommates turned housemates are entering their second baseball season as Quakers with a friendship that rivals few others.

For the Quakers on the diamond, keeping their hot streaks alive includes being a bit superstitious and having fascinating game-day routines.  

The Quakers surpassed preseason expectations to claim a share of the conference title with Princeton this season. 

For some international student-athletes, though, flights are too expensive and time-consuming to make this a reality. Fortunately for football offensive lineman Travis Wang, Penn Athletics is picking up his travel tab. 

Sometimes uncontrollable factors get in the way of an athletic career. For Penn men’s basketball sophomore Jelani Williams, this concern is all too real. 

Penn has seen some of the nation's premier black athletes come through its doors over the last century, and there are no doubt many more to follow.